The Contours

Listen/Download – The Contours – Just a Little Misunderstanding

 

Greetings all.

Since the middle of the work week is approaching, I though it apt that I should smooth us all over the hump with one of my all-time favorite soul 45s.

The Contours, despite having made a grip of excellent records, and one of the biggest/best remembered soul hits of the 60s (‘Do You Love Me’) are something of an also-ran, which is in no way an artistic judgement, but rather the public perception.

Their work was of a consistently high quality, yet they labored in the shadow of the bigger Motown stars like the Temptations and the Four Tops.

They had eight R&B Top 40 hits between 1962 and 1967, with today’s selection, ‘Just a Little Misunderstanding’ their second-to-last hit, making it into the R&B Top 20 in June of 1966.

Co-written by Clarence Paul, Morris Broadnax and a youngster by the name of Stevie Wonder (who also plays drums on the record!), ‘Just a Little Misunderstanding’ is both a guaranteed dance floor killer, but also has enough pop hooks to stick in your ears.

The stylish lead vocal is by Joe Stubbs (brother of Levi) who had done time in the Falcons and went on to join 100 Proof Aged In Soul.

This would be Stubbs’ only lead vocal with the Contours, and he was soon replaced by Dennis Edwards (who would later join the Temptations).

‘Just a Little Misunderstanding’ re-entered the UK charts in 1970.

It is a very groovy record, and ought to have a place of honor in any soul DJ’s box.

I hope you dig it as much as I do, and I’ll see you all on Friday.

Keep the faith

Larry

 

 

 

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